List Of The Primary Events Preceding The Second Coming Of Christ

The revelations concerning the last days are found throughout the Bible but primarily in the following books of the Bible: Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Micah Nahum ZechariahMalachi Revelation chapters 4-20. Christ gives the best summary of these events and how to prepare for them. These are found in Matthew chapters 24-25, Mark chapter 13, Luke 12: 37-48, Luke 17: 20-37 and Luke 21: 5-38

Spirit to be poured out on all flesh (Joel 2:28)

Universal apostasy (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)

The watering down of the gospel, teaching the doctrines of man rather than those of God. Even priests will be led astray. (2 Tim 3:5, Matt 15:9)

False prophets and false Christs (Matthew 24:24)

Good will be called evil and evil good. (Isaiah 5:20)

Restoration of all things (Acts 3:19-21)

Gospel to be preached to all the world (Matthew 24:14, Revelation 14:6-7)

Worldly knowledge to increase (Daniel 12:4)

Israel to be restored as a political state (Deuteronomy 28:64, 30:3 Jeremiah 29:14, 30:3 Isaiah 43:5-6, Ezekiel 36:24, Amos 9:14-15

Earthquakes, floods, famines, plagues and diseases such as the world has never seen. (Matthew 24 and Luke 21)

Peace taken from the earth. Wars increase throughout the earth until war is on every land (Matthew 24 and Luke 21)

The increase in the wickedness, murder, and crime among men. The increase in belief in the occult. (Matthew 24, Luke 21, 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 4:3-4)

People will not believe the signs (2 Peter 3:3-4, Matthew 16:1-4)

Increase in persecution of the Christians (Matthew 24:9, Mark 13:9)

Christ will come suddenly to His temple. (Malachi 3:1)

Signs and Wonders in heaven (Mark 13:25)

Mountains made low, valleys made high (Isaiah 40, Ezekiel 38)

Christ to receive his dominion from the Ancient of Days (Daniel 7:9-14)

Two prophets preach in Jerusalem for 1260 days. They have the power to bring famines and plagues. They are killed and lie dead in the streets for three and a half days while the wicked of the earth rejoice in the streets and exchange gifts in celebration of their deaths. On the third day, they arise striking fear in the hearts of the wicked. (Revelation 11)

Armageddon. The nations of the earth gather to fight Israel at Jerusalem, at Armageddon in the valley of Jehoshaphat. (Revelation 16:16)